Is it good to always use the same toothpaste? Listen to the expert’s explanation

Many toothpaste products claim to have whitening, anti-allergic, and gum bleeding effects. People will often choose toothpaste based on their oral problems, and some even think that tooth problems can be cured with toothpaste.

A patient with bleeding gums felt that his bleeding symptoms were relieved after using a Chinese herbal toothpaste that prevents and treats bleeding gums. But after a while, he developed swollen and painful gums. He went to the hospital for a check-up and was diagnosed with severe periodontitis.

Some herbal toothpastes can relieve the symptoms of bleeding gums, but some patients with chronic periodontitis may not have local bleeding symptoms. If they only rely on the function of the toothpaste and whether bleeding occurs to judge the dental disease themselves, it may delay the disease, aggravate the periodontal disease, and miss the opportunity for treatment.

Some people like a certain brand of toothpaste and will use it all the time. This is unscientific. The bacteria in the mouth constitute a microscopic ecological balance. If you keep using the same toothpaste, the bacteria will become resistant to the antibacterial ingredients in the toothpaste over time, causing an imbalance in the oral flora, producing odor and affecting health. In fact, use different toothpastes in the morning and evening.

It is recommended to use toothpaste with good cleaning effect during the day, and choose toothpaste with antibacterial and bactericidal effects at night. This is because the amount of saliva secreted during the day is 3 to 4 times that of the night, which can easily inhibit the production of bacteria, and food residues are easily left in the mouth. Choosing a toothpaste with good cleaning effect can effectively remove foreign objects in the mouth. At night, people are in a sleeping state and the salivary glands secrete insufficiently, so antibacterial toothpaste should be used. For people whose teeth are easily allergic to cold, hot, sour and sweet foods, desensitizing toothpaste has a certain auxiliary treatment effect. If you have tooth sensitivity but the symptoms are not severe, you can try anti-allergic toothpaste for treatment first. If the corresponding symptoms disappear after a period of time, you can switch to ordinary toothpaste. If there is no effect after one month of use, it is best to go to the hospital to seek medical help.

There are many types of toothpaste. People who do not have oral problems should not choose functional toothpaste and should just use ordinary toothpaste. And everyone should know that dental care does not depend on the quality of toothpaste. The choice of toothbrush, correct brushing posture, regular oral care and examinations are the key to ensuring dental health.

What are the precautions when using toothpaste?

Don't blindly believe in efficacy

Toothpaste does not stay in the mouth for long before being rinsed out, and some special toothpastes are difficult to exert their medicinal effects in a short period of time. If your teeth are healthy, you can use ordinary toothpaste.

Change toothpaste

Using the same toothpaste to brush your teeth for a long time will cause certain harmful oral bacteria to develop drug resistance and resistance, making the toothpaste lose its sterilization and tooth protection function. Use several toothpastes alternately.

Don't use a tube of toothpaste for too long.

The longer the toothpaste is used, the more it is exposed to the air, the more frequently it comes into contact with the toothbrush, and the chance of contact with bacteria is greatly increased.